The Silent Risks of Blood Transfusion
Rawn discusses some of the newer findings that raise questions about the risks and benefits of blood transfusions.
Retrograde Autologous Priming and Allogeneic Blood Transfusions in Adults: A Meta-Analysis
A literature review and meta-analysis were undertaken to assess the clinical effectiveness of retrograde autologous priming of the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit to reduce allogeneic packed red blood transfusions in adult cardiac surgery.
Toward Reducing Perioperative Transfusions
With increased knowledge about the components of blood, transfusions are safer than ever. However, a slight risk of disease transmission still exists along with clerical errors leading to ABO mismatching between donors and recipients.
Platelet-Rich Plasma and Fibrin Glue-Coated Bioactive Ceramics Enhance Growth and Differentiation of Goat Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells
New biotechnologies such as tissue engineering require functionally active cells within supportive matrices where the physical and chemical stimulus provided by the matrix is indispensable to determine the cellular behavior.
An Evidence-Based Model Comparing the Cost-effectiveness of Platelet-Rich Plasma Gel to Alternative Therapies for Patients with Nonhealing Diabetic Foot Ulcers
cost-effectiveness analysis compared the potential economic benefit of an autologous, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) gel to alternative therapies in treating nonhealing diabetic foot ulcers.
Role of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Soft Tissue Root-Coverage Procedures: A Review
The aim of this article was to review the current evidence on the role of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in enhancing root-coverage techniques and discuss the rationale for its use in these applications.
Immunological Complications of Blood Transfusion
In the developed world, most of the reported complications of transfusion have an immunological basis. Although the media and the public are worried about the infectious risks of transfusion, hemovigilance reports show that antigen-antibody reactions are responsible for the vast majority of acute and delayed transfusion reactions
Interleukin-6 May Predict Survival in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Treatment
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) differs from CPB in duration of days to weeks rather than hours. However, few studies have analyzed the levels of inflammatory mediators during ECMO treatment.
Improved Bone Healing by Angiogenic Factor-Enriched Platelet-Rich Plasma and its Synergistic Enhancement by Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2
The purpose of this study was to modify the method of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) preparation for obtaining optimal angiogenic potential and accelerate bone healing.
The Systemic Inflammatory Response in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: What is the Role of the Very Low Ejection Fraction (EF =/<30%)?
The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of severe left ventricular dysfunction on the activation of systemic inflammatory reaction during and after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
Outcome of Less Invasive Proximal Arch Replacement With Moderate Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest Followed by Aggressive Rapid Re-Warming in Emergency Surgery for Type A Acute Aortic Dissection
The mid-term outcome of quick proximal arch replacement with moderate hypothermia followed by aggressive rapid re-warming in emergency surgery for type A acute aortic dissection (AAD) was assessed.